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Arbitrum
Arbitrum is a type of technology known as an optimistic rollup. It allows Ethereum smart contracts to scale by passing messages between smart contracts on the Ethereum main chain and those on the Arbitrum second layer chain.
Quick Facts
- Arbitrum is a Layer 2 blockchain
- Arbitrum is an Optimistic Rollup, piggy backing on Ethereum, using their consensus mechanism
- Arbitrum is is an Ethereum scaling solution; it has a theoretical limit of 4,500 Transactions Per Second (TPS)
- Optimism has an average Cost Per Transaction (CPT) of $0.62 for sending ETH, and $0.86 for token swaps
- Optimism does not have a native coin, and according to one of its founders they do not plan on releasing one.
- Arbitrum’s White Paper 📄
Technical Specifications
(as of 4/26/22)
Performance Data
Metric | Value |
|---|---|
Active Transactions Per Second (TPS) | 1.2 TPS |
Max Theoretical TPS | 4,500 |
Average Cost Per Transaction (CPT) | Send ETH: $0.62 USD Swap tokens: $0.86 USD |
Block Height | 10,593,734 |
Environmental Impact | Submit data |
Bridges | ∙ Arbitrum Bridge ∙ Arbitrum One dAPP Portal |
Github Activity
Metric | Value |
|---|---|
Repository Name | arbitrum |
Stars | 764 |
Watchers | 115 |
Forks | 368 |
Contributors | 36 |
Merged Pull Requests | 1904 |
Closed vs Total Issues | 174 out of 225 |
Financial Ecosystem
(as of 4/26/22)
Metric | Value |
|---|---|
Optimism Price | -- |
Market Cap | -- |
Ecosystem Ranking by Market Cap | -- |
Token Trading Volume – 24hr | -- |
Total Value Locked (TVL) | $2.01B |
Liquidity | -- |
Number of Active Wallets | 13.2K |
Number of Unique Addresses | 537,183 |
Circulating Supply | -- |
Total Supply | -- |
Node Count | -- |
Inflation Rate | -- |
Key Projects
Learning Resources
Arbitrum Tutorial: How To Use Arbitrum & Bridge Ethereum to Layer 2
Arbitrum Tutorial: How To Use Arbitrum & Bridge Ethereum to Layer 2
What Is Arbitrum? Learn How It Works and its Advantages
What Is Arbitrum? Learn How It Works and its Advantages
Arbitrum: A Beginner's Guide to the Next-Generation Layer 2 for Ethereum
Arbitrum: A Beginner's Guide to the Next-Generation Layer 2 for Ethereum
Social Media
Company Info
- Legal Name: Arbitrum from Offchain Labs
- Founded: 2018
- HQ: New York, New York, United States
- Current employee count: 11-50 people
Key People
- Ed Felten — Chief Scientist, Co-Founder
- Steven Goldfeder — CEO, Co-Founder
- Harry Kalodner — CTO, Co-Founder
Funding Ecosystem
- Fund: Submit data
- Studio: Submit data
Investors
- Pantera Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mark Cuban, Polychain Capital, Ribbit Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Alameda Research, Offchain Labs, Blockchain, Blocknation, Coinbase Ventures, Compound, Defi Alliance, DeFinance Capital, Delphi Digital, Divergence Venture, eGirl Capital, Fenbushi Capital, IOSG Ventures, Mark Cuban Companies, Mechanism Capital, MetaCartel Ventures, OKEX, ParaFi Capital, Puzzle Ventures, P2P Validator, Samsung Next, SNZ, Spartan, Standard Crypto
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- Arbitrum
- Quick Facts
- Technical Specifications
- Financial Ecosystem
- Key Projects
- Learning Resources
- Social Media
- Company Info
- Key People
- Funding Ecosystem
- Investors